1. Go to the Virtus Online training website

2. Click the blue “First Time Registrant” button

3. Select Santa Fe (Archdiocese) as your organization

4. Create your User ID and complete registration

5. Under Primary Location, select Catholic Charities (Albuquerque)

6. Under Role, select Volunteer and write "Volunteer" for Title

7. Follow prompts to sign electronically

8. Select the training: Protecting God’s Children® Online Awareness Session 3.0

9. Do NOT click "Complete Background Check" – we handle that separately to avoid duplicate charges

10. Complete the training

11. Log back in and click Training History → Print Certificate of Completion

12. Save your certificate as a PDF and upload it on the next question of this form

Please complete the following steps:

1. Click here to go to the Driver's Safety Training website
2. Create an account and select yourself as both a "driver" and a "volunteer"
3. Complete the Driver’s Safety Training titled "Defensive Driving Curriculum & Motor Vehicle Report - Santa Fe"
4. Log back in to download your certificate of completion
5. Upload the Be Safe Driver Training Certificate on the next question

I certify that all information I have supplied in this volunteer application is true, complete, and accurate. I understand that by submitting this application, I authorize inquiries to be made concerning my suitability as a volunteer. It does not guarantee a volunteer position will be assigned. I also give permission for criminal background or other checks, if applicable.

I understand CCASFNM does not unlawfully discriminate in volunteerism and no question on this application is used for the purpose of limiting or excusing any applicant from consideration on a basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. I agree to read the CCASFNM Volunteer Handbook and attend a New Volunteer Orientation prior to volunteering with the agency.

The Volunteer Program at Catholic Charities agrees:
To orient and train volunteers on the policies and procedures of Catholic Charities.
To support and recognize volunteers in the role they have chosen to volunteer in.
To place volunteers in positions that are compatible with their interests and abilities.
To encourage the discussion of any problems that may arise in a volunteer’s interaction with clients.

The Volunteer agrees:
To stay within the boundaries of the Volunteer Job Description.
To be dependable. To notify the appropriate staff if you are running late or unable to volunteer on your scheduled day.
To act responsibly and appropriately. To remember that you are representing the agency to the community.
To adhere to Catholic Charities’ confidentiality policy at all times.
To communicate to the appropriate staff anything of significance regarding the client you are working with.
To record volunteer hours on the volunteer hours form and return this to the Volunteer Coordinator or Program Director by the end of each month.
To provide time, effort, and services to Catholic Charities with a full understanding that there will be no monetary benefits and that ownership of projects worked on remains with Catholic Charities.
To acknowledge any conflict of interest with Catholic Charities when being placed as a volunteer by the agency.
To not enter into any contracts on behalf of the agency or undertake projects or activities not authorized.

Conditions:
Volunteering does not imply or guarantee any offer of employment.
Volunteers may be terminated at any time, for any reason.

Catholic Charities Volunteer Confidentiality Contract

As a volunteer at Catholic Charities, I understand that I may receive, view or hear confidential information from staff, clients, or visitors to the agency.

I agree to hold all information learned through my volunteer service at Catholic Charities in the strictest of confidence. I will discuss this information only with the supervisor of my volunteer placement. I will not discuss any information from my volunteer work with other volunteers or with anyone in my family or in the community.

I grant permission to be photographed for publicity (all print and electronic media) purposes, and/or to publicly speak about my personal experiences in order to educate the public on the services offered by Catholic Charities. I also grant permission to be interviewed for publication in various brochures, newsletters and direct mail appeals.

Catholic Charities and its Board of Directors, individuals who work for Catholic Charities, as well as all media, have my permission to use my photograph and/or any written and/or verbal expressions of my personal experiences with Catholic Charities.


I waive all claims for any compensation and/or damages and I do not hold liable the above named organizations, and/or individuals who work for these for any such use of above described photographs and/or materials, written and/or verbal.